{"product_id":"majnun-and-layla-songs-from-beyond-the-grave-9781643379487","title":"Majnun and Layla: Songs from Beyond the Grave","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic Persian poem of romance and tragedy captured as a sumptuous and richly colorful graphic novel, inspired by traditional art of the region.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the prestigious \u003ci\u003ePrix Orange de la bande dessinée \u003c\/i\u003e?(2022)!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is a story known around the world. Born of an Arabic tale, it has been interpreted hundreds of times in Persian, Turkish, and Indian languages. It has influenced playwrights, composers, filmmakers, scholars, modern popular language, the first opera of Islamic origin, and individuals as varied as Aleister Crowley and Eric Clapton. The tragic tale of love unfulfilled - Majnun and Layla. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Qays and Layla were madly in love. So in love, it has been said, that the young man could not contain his passion for his beloved, singing to the winds with such fervor he was given the nickname \"Majnun\" -- The Madman. But their love could not be, as the lovers were separated by fate and man, leading to a tragic end for these star-crossed souls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Experience the classic Persian poem as painted in the lush palette of artist Yann Damezin. Through his brush, we see a decadent and sensorial world, one as raw and vulnerable as the love between the Majnun and his Layla.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Life Drawn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643379487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.60h x 9.40w x 0.47d","brand":"Yann Damezin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150376304821,"sku":"9781643379487","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ecbcafa9-b4fd-4cc9-9279-9487dbaca3b2.jpg?v=1696347052","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/majnun-and-layla-songs-from-beyond-the-grave-9781643379487","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}